Re: Home Networking

Your best bet is to get a hardware based firewall. Netgear has some nice
ones.

Plug your DSL,Cable modem, ect... into the firewall. The Firewall then
plugs into a switch. Then your computers plugs into the switch. Plug your
printer into the switch as well. ( you may need to buy print server from
them)

This way all your computers can access the internet( for updates/email ) and
access all the printers and access the other computers on your network. The
firewall keeps the bad guys out.

If all of this scares you just open the phone book. Find the nearest Mom
and Pop computer store. They should be able to help you with the details.

Scott Burke


"Charlotte" wrote:

> The reason I don't have the other two pcs on the internet is because I don't
> want them bogged down with spyware and tracking cookies, etc. I'm a little
> confused about your question...why would I need antivirus software on them if
> they are not hooked to the internet?
>
> --
> Charlotte
>
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
> > If you want to use Office programs on all the PCs, a copy of Office MUST be
> > installed on each PC. If all you need to do is view a file (and not change
> > it in any way) you can use a Viewer on the PCs that do not have Office
> > installed on them.
> >
> > The quickest way to do what you want is put every PC and printer on the
> > network, I'm not sure why you do not want the Windows XP ones on the
> > network.... they are missing out on the Windows Updates and every other
> > update... how do you update their antivirus software for example?
> >
> > --
> > Cari (MS-MVP)
> > Printing & Imaging
> > http://www.coribright.com/windows
> >
> >
> >
> > "Charlotte" <Charlotte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:D1E2484E-0A9B-4682-8FF6-6F7B67B132A8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >I am very new to the home networking thing, and I'm not sure that what I
> > >want
> > > to do is "doable". I have 3 computers at home, two are running XP and one
> > > is
> > > running XP Media Center. Presently, one is hooked to the internet and the
> > > other two are not (by choice). The Media Center computer has an external
> > > hard
> > > drive hooked up via USB port. The two that are not hooked to the internet
> > > are
> > > networked together with a wired router. I have it set up for printer and
> > > file
> > > sharing. I presently have all my pictures, music, etc., stored on the
> > > external hard drive. I have programs like Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.,
> > > on
> > > the XP computer and graphic programs and video-editing programs on the
> > > Media
> > > Center. What I would ultimately love to be able to do is, have a center
> > > network with all software applications on it so that I can access them
> > > from
> > > either machine. For instance if I was on the Media Center and wanted to
> > > open
> > > Excel or Powerpoint, I could. Also, I have 5 printers which all do
> > > different
> > > things. A photo printer, inkjet, laser, all-in-one, and a color laser. So,
> > > what I want to know is this.
> > >
> > > Can I have a central network that has all software applications on it that
> > > can be accessed from any of the three computers, have the 5 printers on a
> > > print server or something, so they any of the 5 printers can be accessed
> > > from
> > > any of the three computers, but still have only the one computer that has
> > > access to the internet.
> > >
> > > The reason for that is because a year ago, my computer got so bogged down
> > > with spyware, that my video editing programs ran extreemly slow. So, I
> > > just
> > > have one computer on the internet with NO programs at all on it. Just
> > > Microsoft Outlook for mail, and Internet Explorer for getting on the
> > > internet.
> > >
> > > Can my external hard drive be used for the central network with all the
> > > software applications, plus the pictures, music, files, etc? If not, then
> > > how could I accomplish this?
> > >
> > > Also, is there a way to hook the 5 printers together on a print server or
> > > something, and then connect that to the main computer network so that they
> > > are all accessible from any of the three computers?
> > >
> > > ANY HELP OR INFORMATION THAT ANYONE CAN GIVE ME ON THIS WOULD BE MOST
> > > APPRECIATED.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > --
> > > Charlotte
> >
> >
> >
.

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